A family said Christmas will be a difficult time for them because their landlord is kicking them out of their northwest Albuquerque home.

Dereck Scott, 32, is bound to a wheelchair after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis last January.

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"It was like having vertigo, spinning in 20 different directions. I lost the right side of my body," Scott said.

His friends and family offered to modify his rental home to accommodate his new needs, but his landlord told the family to get out.

"They offered to redo the bathroom, widen the doors, and just help us out with anything that can be done with the home. It's really a blessing," said Scott's wife, Aisle McGrath.

McGrath, however, said their landlord decided the couple and their three children are not welcome in his home anymore, and it's still unclear why.

"It's really depressing. I'm just thinking about the kids and how hard it is for them," McGrath said.

The couple said they've gotten numerous offers of help after the Albuquerque Journal profiled them. At the moment, they said they're selling everything they own to find a new place.

"I've been trying to keep my composure through all this, but it's really difficult, I must admit," Scott said. "I was a little pessimistic about it. We were hitting brick walls. We were calling and calling and screaming for help."

The notice to vacate said the family needed to be out of the home by the end of November, and the couple said they could be kicked out soon.

"You know, it might be snowy and it might be slushy outside, but we can still see the sun," Scott said.

The couple said they've received offers of home, reduced rent, furniture, help with moving and even money.

"The offers came, right when the Scotts' cellphones, Internet and other basic life lines were being cut off," Scott said.